The Influential Nonprofit

James Misner is the founder of The Kipos Group. Over his career, he has facilitated the raising of 100’s of millions of dollars to support nonprofit organizations. A trusted expert in the realm of fundraising strategy, staff, culture, and implementation, he brings a sharp focus on small and mid-sized organizations engaged in direct service.

Key Takeaways:

• CEOs and founders of small nonprofits who feel inferior need to change their mindset from feeling inferior to recognizing their unique contributions.
• Focus on building a strong team and a good organizational culture. The three essentials are clarity, community, and consistency. Clarity involves understanding roles, responsibilities, and metrics.
• Community helps build confidence and support among team members. A good sign of a connected community is if team members feel free to share successes and failures without fear of judgment and also support each other. Consistency in treating team members equally builds trust and culture.
• Balance peace and conflict in team dynamics. Be open to feedback. Leaders need to be vulnerable and model the behavior they want to see in their teams. Addressing conflicts and being honest about issues helps build trust and stronger teams.

“In a chaotic world that's always changing, you're not responsible for that chaos. Your responsibility is to find the two or three things that you can either influence or control and leverage those to bring about great change in the world.”

“Bringing that conflict does put you in a vulnerable spot… but we have to talk about this hard thing. The leader needs to model that you can be safe and vulnerable at the same time, and that helps us all get stronger together.”

“Don't wait. You are not going to have a perfect plan. There is not going to be a linear A to B, B to C strategy for this, you need to throw yourself into the fray. You need to take imperfect action, and you need to start making a better team today.”

- James Misner

Reach out to James Misner at:

Website: https://thekiposgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmisner/

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